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Fox Movietone NewsMovietone News: "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Version II) (ca. 1944)

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Patriotic montage of scenes accompanying performance of U.S. national anthem as sung by Merrill Miller.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Fox Movietone News
Sponsor: N/A
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Patriotism; National anthems: U.S.; Newsreels

Creative Commons license: Public Domain


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Reviewer: webb - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - April 5, 2005
Subject: Robert Merrill version!
I was looking everywhere for a Robert Merrill version of the Star Spangled Banner! Thank you for the tip. I hadn't known to look under his "stage name" Merrill Miller. Great version.

Reviewer: Bob Stern - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - September 17, 2004
Subject: Merrill Miller
I don't see this singer as weak at all. This is the only example I've ever heard of where Metropolitan Opera (and New York Yankees) Star, Robert Merrill is billed as Merrill Miller. His name in fact was Morris (aka Moishe) Mandelbaum. He is now 86 years old and lives in New York.

Reviewer: Spuzz - 3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars - November 13, 2003
Subject: Part Deux
Of the two SSB songs on this site, this is the weaker one. Both of singer and of imagery. In this one, they decided to represent every line with an image (aka dawn's bright light, we see a sun rise, the rocket's red glare, we see fireworks).. Although I don't think they exactly knew what a 'rampart' was. It's not bad, I just prefer version 1 better.

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Trailers (motion-picture) Newsreels Star-Spangled Banner National Anthems Patriotism Movietone News Flags Choirs Singing World War I
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